The Heat movie, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in the main roles was chosen the best remake of all times, in a top created by Empire Magazine.
The Michael Mann movie from 1995 is a remake of another movie of his, L.A. Takedown ( 1989 ).
On the second place we can find the movie The Thing, directed by John Carpenter, in 1982, a remake of the The Thing from Another World movie, directed by Christian Nyby back in 1951.
On the third place we can find The Fly ( 1986 ) movie directed by David Cronenberg, remake of the Kurt Neumann movie from 1958.
Below you can find the complete top 10 movie remakes of all times:
1. Heat (1995) – remake of LA Takedown (1989)
2. The Thing (1982) – remake of The Thing from Another World (1951)
3. The Fly (1986) – The Fly (1958)
4. Some Like It Hot (1959) – remake of Fanfaren der Liebe (1951)
5. Cape Fear (1991) – remake of Cape Fear (1962)
6. The Departed (2006) – remake of Infernal Affairs (2002)
7. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – remake of Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
8. Twelve Monkeys (1995) -remake of La jetée (1962).
9. His Girl Friday (1940) – remake of The Front Page (1931).
10. The Magnificent Seven (1960) – remake of Seven Samurai (1954)
